[Glencook-fans] Soldiers Live--a villanelle

I long thought "Soldiers live. And wonder why." must be a quotation from a poem. But apparently not. I thought it should be. Soldiers live. And wonder why. Clatter and clash, the dice of fate. Wake, o Brothers! Born to die. Dawn arises, the sacred lie. Twilight lands with awful weight. Soldiers live. And wonder why. Promise beckons in youthful eye. Wisdom comes with later date. Wake, o Brothers! Born to die. The call is heard—to answer, fly! Meet the need when need is great. Soldiers live. And wonder why. Duty’s done; but needs still lie Unfulfilled, the hour late. Wake, o Brothers! Born to die. Strike the camp, pass on by. Honor calls; we shall not wait. Soldiers live. And wonder why. Wake, o Brothers! Born to die. Stacey